Anyone ever fly into KDHT or KCAO?

[Brian Scranton]

Dudes (and dudettes)...flying the family to KMWL to drop off the Mooney for a little Century Autopilot work. Then off to DFW for some spring break action.

Storms' a comin' and want to get a head start this evening and make it over the mountains before the snowpocalypse. Has anyone ever flown into Dalhart, TX or Clayton, NM? Looking for some info on: FBO, Hotel, etc...then will finish up the trip to Mineral Wells in the am. 

THANKS!!!  

[N201MKTurbo]

There is a good BBQ place near the airport in DHT. Never spent the night.

[The-sky-captain]

KDHT has a fantastic FBO restaurant. I've landed there a couple times on trips to Durango and it gets ripe in the heat due to the stockyards.

[RangerJim]

The DHT FBO is friendly and modern, provided me a courtesy car, and their food is indeed excellent, especially if you like fried okra.  Try to get accommodations away from the railroad tracks if you can.  This is a major rail junction and trains run all night long.  I stayed at the Nursa Nickel (yep) Best Western in town and realized the score when the check in guy handed me a set of ear plugs. Friendly, clean, and convenient but the train noise broke my pick. Had a nice dinner at a steak house a mile or two from the motel that was popular with local families and railroad workers.  The town was full of railroad construction workers when I passed through about 18 months ago and rooms were scarce.  I don't know if that is still the case but you should book ahead just in case.